- sources quoted say it does not (currently?) provide client-side scanning, and is mainly designed to offer on-device ML models that can be used by other applications to classify content as spam, scam, or malware. ... Designed to combat scams and other content deemed sensitive on the Google Messages app for Android.
Still, Google should have notified users before pushing it without any user notification or consent.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 11.1 ms ] thread- sources quoted say it does not (currently?) provide client-side scanning, and is mainly designed to offer on-device ML models that can be used by other applications to classify content as spam, scam, or malware. ... Designed to combat scams and other content deemed sensitive on the Google Messages app for Android.
Still, Google should have notified users before pushing it without any user notification or consent.
[Google Play: Android System SafetyCore] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...
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EDIT: just noticed prior thread "Google silently installed Client-Side Image Scanning App On Android" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42986366